# Playground — things I built because I wanted them to exist

> Faction, OpenQuiz, YohuroBox and the OGLA redesign: small products, original worlds and experiments that started as curiosity and ended up shipped.

Source: https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/playground
Language: en

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PLAYGROUND · SIDE PROJECTS · EXPERIMENTS
# Things I built because I wanted them to exist.
Small products, original worlds and odd experiments that started as curiosity and ended up shipped.
Curiosity is a pretty good brief.
![Faction — the reader site for an original universe](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/covers/home-hero.jpg)
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## FACTION
ORIGINAL IP · WORLD-BUILDING · NEXT.JS
An original universe that mixes writing, character direction, illustration and front-end. I built the site as both a home for the world and a way to test how far one personal project can stretch.
Explore project ↗ — https://faction-alpha.vercel.app
LIVE
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## OpenQuiz
SMALL PRODUCT · UX · BUILD
A lightweight quiz platform I designed and built end-to-end. Small scope, but it pushed me to make product decisions instead of endless concept work.
Open project ↗ — https://openquiz.xyz
![OpenQuiz — a lightweight quiz platform](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/covers/openquiz.png)
03 / MUSIC
YohuroBox
A custom archive and player I built around my old music identity, Yohuro Kano.
ARCHIVE
→ https://yohurobox.vercel.app
04 / CLIENT
OGLA
A catalogue-first redesign for a Leeds appliance business — practical UX, clearer hierarchy and a more direct route to purchase.
REAL CLIENT
CLIENT · UX · WEB · 2026
Take away the checkout. Keep the sale.
Catalogue-first retail · enquiries over checkout
ogla.online ↗
→ https://ogla.online
NOT SIDE QUESTS
## Two disciplines deserve their own room.
ILLUSTRATIONArt direction, character design and visual development.View illustration ↗
PRESENTATION DESIGNInformation design under real deadlines.View presentation work ↗
## Other things I still want around.
05Brand & SocialIdentity, campaigns and social design.↗
06Yohuro KanoMusic, artwork and artist identity.↗
07Personal IdentityThe mascot mark and its design system.↗
## Serious work. Curious brain.
The case studies show how I solve a defined problem. This page shows what happens when I define the problem myself.
Back to work ↑
Ricardo Costa
Product · Brand · Visual · Front-end
© 2026 Ricardo Lourenço da Costa
Designed in Figma · Built with React
Leeds, UK